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Dr. Hart died in 1836, aged 85. His wid. Mary died in 1838, aged 86.
Dr. Hart was a physician by profession ; settled first in Maine, but on the breaking out of the war of the Revolution, he joined the army as a surgeon and served during the war. He afterwards, at the close of the war, settled in Reading, now Wakefield, became the proprietor and occupant of the venerable mansion aforesaid, and the extensive farm connected therewith, where he spent the residue of his life. He was school committee and selectman of Reading ; representative and senator ; justice of the peace and the quorum, justice of the Court of Sessions, vice-president of the Cincinnati Society, etc. etc.
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As a physician he was highly esteemed as a skilful and faithful prac- titioner, and long enjoyed a very extensive practice in this and the adjoining and surrounding towns. His charges were moderate, and his lenity to the poor in most cases marked and praiseworthy. His personal appearance, as we remember him, was striking and impos- ing : of middle stature, but of stout and portly frame and stately mien ; of fair complexion, Roman nose, high forehead, and large cra- nium, with hair abundant and white, and worn in a formidable cue, agreeably to the fashion of his younger days, he presented a venerable and majestic appearance. His coat (and he never wore but one at a time, for he eschewed all overcoats) was always of the same cut, with broad, deep, and ample skirts, and such capacious pockets as to serve in place of saddle-bags and haversacks for the portage of his whole materia medica ; he wore breeches with huge knee-buckles, picked or pointed toe boots, and broad-brimmed hat, and presented altogether a personal "tout ensemble," once seen, not easily forgotten. Despising a sulky, he always rode on horseback, and was an accomplished rider. He was of an easy and dignified address ; of great energy and firm- ness ; prompt, courageous, and decisive in word and action, punctual and honest in all his dealings, and was able, with only a somewhat limited common-school education, to exercise a controlling influence among his fellow-citizens. As a citizen he was public-spirited and patriotic ; and, for the times in which he lived, was liberal. Always ready to loan money to his fellow-citizens, in small or large sums, never exacting exorbitant interest, and never calling for the principal while the interest was promptly paid, he long stood in place of a bank for his fellow-citizens. He had the honor of breaking up the old cus- tom of "treating" at the election of representative, by paying into the town treasury the money that such treating would cost. As a politi- cian he was of the Jeffersonian school, and ever earnest and devoted. His most peculiar and prominent trait of character was firmness, this always appearing in high relief in all his acts and intercourse ; indeed, it is told of him, that he used to say, that " a lie, well adhered to, was better than the truth, wavering." He was a liberal contributor to, and a punctual attendant upon, public worship ; but his "particular relig- ious opinions and experience," as he once said to a clerical inquirer, " were best known to himself." He acquired a large estate. His children were : Mary, b. 1779, and m. Henry, son of Rev. Caleb Pren- tiss, and settled in Paris, Me. ; she was a very intelligent and worthy woman ; Abraham, b. 1782 ; named for his grandfather, Abraham Gould ; was a farmer ; became the heir and successor of his namesake,
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and d. unmarried ; John (Jr.), b. 1785 ; became a physician ; settled in the West Parish (now Reading), and died of consumption at the age of 24 ; Sarah, b. 1788 ; m. 1817, Dr. Thaddeus Spaulding, who came from Townsend and settled as a physician in South Reading, in 1815. Her children were: Sarah H., who m. Dr. Nathan Allen, of Lowell, was an amiable and intellectual lady, now deceased, and Olive C., who m. Dr. Josiah Norcross, and is now a widow. Mrs. Spaulding was an affectionate and virtuous woman ; she d. in 1829, aged 40.
Dr. Spaulding was a man of note in his day, and requires a pass- ing notice. In personal appearance he was. stout, corpulent, and im- posing ; in manner, affable and complaisant ; was intelligent and well- informed, but not highly educated ; was a warm friend of education and good morals ; venerated the ordinances of the sanctuary ; was a respectable and faithful physician, a public-spirited citizen, and an honest man.
He had some traits of character that were largely developed. He was eminently prompt and punctual in all his business matters, especially in the collection of his dues. He pursued, with unusual eagerness and devotion, whatever schemes and projects he took an interest in. He had a very strong fondness for influence, power, place, and the acquisition of wealth ; yet he was generous and kind-hearted. He possessed also an ample share of vanity and approbativeness ; he was not haughty or disdainful, however ; but he thought well of him- self, and desired that others should have the same opinion and should honor him accordingly ; and he was thus honored to a considerable extent. He was frequently a member of the school committee, was justice of the peace, a State councillor, and died while holding the latter office. His death occurred in 1844.
Lucinda (dau. of Dr. Hart), b. 1790; became the second wife of Dr. Spaulding, and still lives in Wakefield; Samuel, the youngest son, b. 1796, graduated at Har. Coll. in 1817 ; m. 1823, Charlotte Newell ; became a physician ; settled first in Western New York ; now lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., and is highly esteemed in his life and profes- sion. (Other children died young.)
This old house and farm, so long occupied by Dr. Hart, were orig- inally the homestead, as has been already stated, of Elias Smith and Isaac Smith, sons of Dea. Francis and Ruth. Isaac Smith, b. 1682, and lived to his ninety-eighth year, and had a large family of children, who settled in Amherst, N. H., and elsewhere. His sister Mary, m. 1722, Abraham Knowlton, of Ipswich, and was the grand- mother of Dr. Hart.
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OYEF SC.
DR. SAMUEL HART.
These two old mansions, so long the property of Dr. Hart, and the early homes of the Smith family, were once the most spacious and im- posing buildings in the town ; stood highest on the assessors' books ; were distinguished as the residence of the gentility and aristocracy of the village, the nursing-places of beauty and literature, and the homes of wealth, wisdom, refinement, and politeness ; were long landmarks in geography and topography, as the old county maps will testify, and were esteemed almost as fixed as the old Cedar Mountain, at whose base they stood. But they have wholly disappeared.
JONATHAN EVANS owned the house now occupied by Isaac Green ; he was son of Samuel and Ruth Evans, b. 1784, and d. 1822, aged 38, unm. He also built the small house standing on the opposite side of the street ; was lame, having no use of one leg ; was industrious and honest.
SAMUEL EVANS lived in a house that stood near the railroad bridge in Greenwood, the cellar wall of which is still visible. He was son of Jonathan and Eunice (Green) Evans ; b. 1756 (see Early Settlers) ; m., Ist, 1778, Ruth Eames, of Woburn ; m., 2d, 1802, Timna Breed. Chil. , Ruth, b. 1779, and died unm. Samuel, b. 1781, - traded at the South,
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and died at Savannah, Geo., in 1821 ; was a bachelor, and a man of much intelligence, and great energy and resolution ; Jonathan, b. 1784, already spoken of ; Rachel, who m. 1811, Zela Bartlett, lived where Henry Knowles now lives, and died without issue; Eunice, who m. Capt. Holt, of Andover (2d wife), had several children, and is now dead ; Timothy removed to Lynchburg, Va. ; Abigail, b. 1793 ; m. Peter Temple, and d. 1866, without issue ; Jacob, b. 1797, traded at the South ; was connected in business with Jacob Rayner, already spoken of ; was a bachelor, and mysteriously disappeared many years ago ; Timna, m. Thaddeus P. Allen, and lives in Andover ; Mary died young.
Mr. Evans was a farmer, and a citizen of respectability ; possessed great native energy ; he died 1816, aged 60. He succeeded his father on this place ; the original seat of the Evans settlers was a short dis- tance easterly of where Charles W. Green now lives, in the woods, where the old cellar foundations may still be found.
NATHAN BRYANT lived where Joseph Eaton now lives, in a house much smaller than the present one. He was son of Jeremiah and Re- becca (Boutwell) Bryant ; b. 1772 ; m. 1795, Betsey, dau. of Jabez and Lydia Carter ; was a boot-maker and cobbler ; had a large family of children, who settled in Danvers and elsewhere.
JOHN WAITT lived where Hon. P. H. Sweetser lately resided. He was a native of Malden ; son of Micah and Hannah (Vinton) Waitt ; b. 1777 ; m. 1804, Elizabeth, dau. of Aaron and Sarah Green ; was a farmer, captain, school committee, and a worthy citizen. He died 1851, aged 74. Chil .: Aaron G., who m. 1841, Lucy E. Brown, and d. 1843, aged 39 ; John, who m. 1841, Elizabeth Lufkin, and d. 1866 ; Sarah G., who m. 1842, Stephen Lufkin; Elizabeth, who m. 1838, Albert G. Sweetser.
The immediate predecessor of Capt. Waitt on this place was Wid. Elizabeth Spear, who married Joseph Cordis, Esq., and removed to the side of the pond ; and, before Mrs. Spear, the place was occupied by David Pratt, son of Amos Pratt, of Saugus, who manufactured shoes, and kept a grocery on the premises. Mr. Pratt subsequently settled in the West Parish, and was father of Daniel and Thomas Pratt, Esqs., of Reading. In 1765, Richard Upham lived here. Upham sold the place to Dea. Thomas Boardman, of Boston, whose dau. married Benjamin Walton, of Reading. It is said that the place was early a part of the farm of David Green.
AARON GREEN lived where Charles Warren Green, his grandson, now lives. He was the son of William and Susanna Green, and b.
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1754 (see Early Settlers). He m., Ist, 1775, Sarah Hay, of Stone- ham ; he m., 2d, 1818, Sarah Green, of Stoneham. He succeeded to his father's homestead, which included two houses, the one now occupied by C. W. Green and the one lately occupied by James Lord. Chil .: Sarah, who m. Capt. Lowell Fowler ; Susanna, who m. Benj. Emerson ; Elizabeth, who m. Capt. John Waitt ; Mary, who m. Charles Green, and whose son, Charles W., m. a granddau. of Capt. Fowler, aforesaid ; and Rebecca, who m. Charles Waitt, of Malden.
Mr. Green was a very unassuming and respectable man. He died 1830, aged 76.
BENJAMIN EMERSON, Jr., lived in the house lately occupied by James Lord; was son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Emerson, and born 1778 ; m., Ist, 1804, Susanna, dau. of Aaron Green, she d. 1817, aged 35 ; m., 2d, 1819, Hannah Bancroft, of Reading. He became the owner of the Col. Boardman place, where he died without issue. He was a man of intelligence and good reputation ; had been select- man and representative.
CHARLES GREEN lived in a house that stood, and still stands, on the westerly side of Main Street, nearly opposite that now occupied by C. W. Green. He was son of Dea. Daniel Green, aforesaid, and b. 1785 ; m. Mary, dau. of Aaron Green ; died 1868. Child, Charles Warren, b. 1815 ; m. 1862. This place was one of the old Green homesteads, having been the residence of said Charles's father and grandfather. Mr. Charles Green was farmer and shoe manufacturer.
GREENWOOD STREET.
REUBEN GREEN lived on the place lately owned by Hon. Judge Nash. He was son of Dea. Daniel and Ruth (Oakes) Green ; b. 1767 ; m. 1788, Huldah Newhall, of Lynnfield ; was a respectable farmer, and died 1837, aged 70. His wid., Huldah, d. 1842, aged 75. Chil. : Abner, b. 1790, and m. Hannah Clark ; Lot, b. 1792, and d. soon ; Huldah, b. 1795, and m. Elias Boardman ; Sally, b. 1798, and m. Reuben Gerry, of Stoneham ; Harriet, b. 1800, and became the second wife of John Brown, 2d, and is now dead ; Sophia, b. 1802, and m. Amos Howard, of Melrose ; Reuben, b. 1805, and m., Ist, Lydia Winn, and settled in Malden ; Lot, b. 1809, and d. unm .; Elbridge, b. 1810, and m. Fanny Brown, and settled in Melrose. This farm for- merly belonged to the homestead of Col. David Green, and to his father before him. The sons of Col. Green, John and Isaac, sold it to the father of Reuben Green, aforesaid.
NATHAN GREEN lived in a house now taken down, that stood near
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the house now occupied by Alvin Drake ; he was brother of Reuben, aforesaid ; b. 1765 ; m. Betsey Orr, of Charlestown ; was a farmer, and d. 1835, aged 70. Chil .: Betsey, who died unm .; Nathan, who m. 1815, Susan Rowe, of Stoneham; Jane, who m. Mr. Adams, of Worcester ; Rebecca, who m. 1818, William Rowe, of Stoneham, brother of Susan, above; he d. 1826, from drinking poison through mistake ; Belinda, who m. Alvin Drake, and lives in Wakefield. This place was also a part of the Col. David Green homestead that was sold to the father of said Nathan.
OAK STREET.
BENJAMIN WALTON. - He was son of Capt. John and Mary (Wil- liams) Walton (see Early Settlers) ; m. 1780, Sarah, dau. of Dea. Thomas Boardman, of Boston. Had one son, William, who was b. 1781, and d. 1823, unmarried. He, Benjamin, d. 1824, aged 73. He made Jotham Walton, son of Oliver, his heir, who succeeded him on the farm, but afterwards sold out ; is now sexton of Wakefield. This farm was formerly the residence of Capt. John Walton, the father of said Benjamin, probably the same Capt. John Walton who, in 1765, lived on the Stowell place.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, from Malden, lived where the late Dea. Ezekiel Oliver lived ; m., Ist, Susanna Emerson ; she died 1803, aged 39 ; m., 2d, 1805, Hannah Waitt, of Malden, who died 1813, aged 47. He died 1831, aged 56. Chil. : (by Ist wife) William, b. Jan. 1, 1796, d. 1837, aged 42 ; Susanna, b. Feb. 3, 1798 ; Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1801, d. 1844, aged 43 ; (by 2d wife) Hannah, b. Dec. 10, 1805, d. 1815 ; Micah, b. Aug. 25, 1807 ; Martha, b. Mar. 17, 1809 ; Phebe, b. Nov. 23, 1811 ; Chester, son of Wm. and Maria (Pardee) Williams, b. 1829, and died 1836, aged 7. Maria died at the age of 54.
NAHANT STREET.
JOSEPH EATON lived on the Whitehead place ; son of James and Lois (Damon) Eaton (see Early Settlers) ; m. 1794, Sarah, dau. of Cornelius Sweetser. Chil. : Joseph, b. 1795, and m. 1816, Sally Eaton ; Sally and Lois, twins, b. 1801; Sally d. soon; Lois m., Ist, Levi Brown, and 2d, Luther Reed ; James, b. 1797, m., Ist, Esther Stimpson, and 2d, wid. Sarah (Sweetser) Raddin ; was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion ; Sally, b. 1804, and m. 1824, Jotham Walton ; John, b. 1813, and m. 1837, Mary W. Hartshorn ; was a lieutenant in the war of the Rebellion, and is now dead. Mr. Joseph Eaton was a man of quiet respectability, and was probably the first resident on this spot.
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GEORGE SWEETSER lived on the place still occupied by his widow ; was son of Cornelius and Sarah Sweetser ; b. 1792, and d. 1866, aged 74. He m. 1812, Mary Edmands, of Malden. Chil. : Sarah, who m., Ist, John Raddin, and 2d, James Eaton ; Mary, who m. Elisha Oliver ; Geo. W., who d. a young man ; a daughter, who m. Mr. Southwick, of Danvers. Mr. Sweetser built the house in which he lived, and was an industrious, honest, and sensible man.
THOMAS EMERSON (Capt. Thos., Sen.) lived on what is now the town farm, in an ancient mansion, since taken down, that stood a few rods southeasterly of the present almshouse. He was son of Tho. and Elizabeth (Bruce) Emerson, b. 1757 ; m. 1782, Ruth, dau. of James Bancroft, Esq., and d. 1837, aged 79.
He was a militia captain, a soldier in the Revolution, and a man of great resolution, bravery, and patriotism. He was a prisoner in Dart- moor Prison.
He removed to Lynnfield some years before his death. His widow, who survived him several years, and who d. 1852, aged 91, was a pat- tern woman, possessing and manifesting an unusual degree of intelli- gence, cheerfulness, amiability, and wisdom, to the end of a long and useful life. She was greatly beloved by all. Chil .: Ruth, b. 1783, and m. 1806, Joseph Burnham ; Thomas, b. 1785 (see former account) ; Clarissa, b. 1787, and m. 1805, Benj. Cox, and now lives in Lynnfield ; Charlotte, b. 1790, and m. 1814, Col. Matthew Cox, of Lynnfield ; Han- nah, b. 1792, and m. 1819, Col. Tho. Parker ; James Bancroft, b. 1794, and d. 1795 ; James Bancroft, b. 1797, and m. 1821, Lydia P. Parker, and d. in Natchez, Miss., in 1822, of yellow fever, his wife dying at about the same time and place of the same disease ; Hubbard, b. 1799, and m. 1825, Harriet, dau. of Col. John Orne, of Lynnfield, and grand- dau. of Rev. Caleb Prentiss ; Sarah, b. 1801, and m. 1822, Warren Aborn, of Lynnfield ; Elizabeth, b. 1806, and m. 1827, Jacob Tufts, Esq.
This old farm was the early homestead of John Smith (son of Dea. Francis and Ruth), and of his son, Dea. John Smith, who was living here, certainly, in 1765, and probably before and after, and who d. here in 1782.
BENJAMIN EMERSON lived in an ancient mansion, since taken down, that then stood opposite the late Lowell Emerson house. He was son of Peter and Rebecca (Poole) Emerson, and grandson of Dea. Brown Emerson ; b. 1755 ; m. 1777, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bruce) Emerson, and d. 1818; Benjamin, b. 1778 (see former ac- count) ; Elizabeth, b. 1780 ; m. 1804, Capt. Archibald Smith ; Peter, b. 1782, and m. 1819, Hannah Dix ; Rebecca Poole, b. 1784, and m.
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Dea. Aaron Bryant ; Nancy, b. 1786, and m. Caleb Foster ; Susanna, b. 1789, and m. Capt. Jesse Carter ; Lowell, b. 1792, and m. 1828, Su- sanna S. Oliver ; Lucy, b. 1795, and d. unm.
This farm belonged, originally, to the Smith family, and was occupied by Abraham Smith, son of Francis and Ruth, as early as 1720. About 1765, it was occupied by Amos Boardman, who came here from Chel- sea (now Saugus) ; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Benj. Smith, and purchased this place.
JOHN SMITH lived in the house that was lately owned by Joanna Oliver. He was grandson of Thomas Smith, of Lynn, and great-grand- son of Dea. John Smith, who lived on the almshouse farm. He m. 1792, Lois, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bruce) Emerson. Chil. : John, b. 1792 ; William, b. 1796; Lois, b. 1799, and m. 1825, Dea. Zenas Eaton ; Samuel, b. 1801 ; Aaron, b. 1809, and perhaps other children.
WATER STREET.
NATHANIEL WILEY, LEONARD WILEY, father and son, lived on the place now occupied by heirs of Leonard Wiley.
Nathaniel Wiley was son of Nathaniel and Mary (Eaton) Wiley ; b. 1759 ; m. 1782, Sally, dau. of Jona. and Sarah (Eaton) Poole, and d. 18II, aged 62. Children : Sally, b. 1783 ; lived to middle age, and d. unm. ; Betsey, b. 1787, and m. John Upton, Esq., of Lynnfield ; Leon- ard, b. 1791 (see below) ; Lot, b. 1794, and d. 1813, of typhoid fever ; Nathaniel, b. 1797, and m. 1820, Lydia Trull, of Burlington ; is father of John Wiley, Esq., of Andover ; Laura, b. 1799, and d. 1813 ; Poole, b. 1802, now dead ; Aaron, b. 1805 ; went to sea, and has not been heard from for many years.
Leonard Wiley, above named, m. 1813, Sally, dau. of Edmund and Judith (Bancroft) Eaton. He d. in 1872. Chil. : Sally, who resides in Wakefield, unm. ; Mary Ann, who m. Paschal Carter, and settled at the West ; Francis, who m. Betsey Hartshorn, and lives in Wakefield ; Edmund Eaton, who m. Ann Hawkes, and d. 1860; Laura, who m. Francis Williams, and lives in Wakefield ; Joseph Leonard, who m. Maria L. Pope, and lives in Wakefield.
Mr. Nathaniel Wiley succeeded his father-in-law, Jonathan Poole, on this place, the said Jonathan having succeeded his uncle, Benj. Poole, Esq. (See Early Settlers.)
JEREMIAH GREEN lived in the old dwelling-house, that, removed from its former site, still stands not very distant from Cyrus Wake- field's extensive rattan factory, and is now used as a boarding-
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house. He was b. 1762 ; was son of Capt. Thomas and Lydia (Swain) Green ; m. 1782, Martha, dau. of Capt. Josiah Green, of Stoneham, a man whose first wife bore him eight children, and who then, at the age of sixty-four, married Sarah Skinner, a girl forty-two years younger than himself, to whom at marriage he said he expected she would bear him as many children as his first wife did. She fully answered his expectations in this particular, and after his death married again, and had three or four children more. It is said also of this Josiah Green, that at the birth of one of his children, he had also born on the same day, a grandchild and great-grandchild ; and that Dr. Hart and the same woman attended in all three of the cases !
Mr. Jeremiah Green was a man of good common-sense, although illiterate ; was a carpenter and millwright, and a natural mechanic; a drum-major ; an industrious, energetic, and honest man. He had, how- ever, some peculiarities ; his organs of reverence were not largely de- veloped ; age, antiquity, official dignities, and sacerdotal ermine, had no charms or terrors for him. In his religion he was sincere and enthusi- astic, but opposed to all formality and ceremony, and was of opinion that reading sermons was not preaching ; he seemed to esteem zeal in a public speaker of more importance than knowledge ; he was not in favor of spending money very freely for school-books ; and was once heard to say " that he could make a wooden dictionary for his children that would answer all the purposes of Walker or Johnson." " He had borrowed one," he said, " and began to read it in course, and found no sense in it."
Mr. Green succeeded on this place, his father, Capt. Thomas Green, the old miller, who is remembered for his curt replies and occasional ill-humored manners to the grist-bearers.
This place, with its corn-mill, was owned and occupied by John Poole, one of the earliest and richest of the original settlers. It long remained in the Poole family.
In 1765, Capt. (Samuel ?) Bancroft was living here ; in 1770, Lilley Eaton occupied it. Capt. Thomas Green purchased it soon after. Mr. Jeremiah Green had two grist-mills, one saw-mill, a blacksmith's shop with dwelling-house attached, a carpenter's shop, and he built about this time the dwelling-house afterwards owned by his son Jere- miah, that stands near the house formerly occupied by Thomas Green, and now owned by Cyrus Wakefield's heirs. Chil. : Patty, b. 1783 ; m. 1802, Adam Hawkes ; Nelly, b. 1785 ; m. 1807, John Woodward ; Phebe, b. 1788 ; m. 1806, Abel Bayrd ; Keturah, b. 1790 ; m. 1809, Benj. B. Wiley ; Eliza, b. 1794 ; m. 1813, Joseph Stone, of Malden, and became
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the second wife of B. Badger, Jr., Esq. ; Polly, b. 1796 ; m. 1816, Eben Cushing ; Ursula, b. 1798 ; m. 1819, John Warner, and in 1823, m. John Harnden, of Malden ; Ploomea, b. 1801 ; m. 1821, Levi Robinson, of Lynn ; Jeremiah, b. 1804 ; m. 1826, Sarah P. Swain ; Thomas, who m. 1829, Mary F. Swain ; Aaron, b. 1814; married, lived in Lynn, and there died.
JOHN VINTON lived in the small house, standing near Water Street, long occupied by Peter B. Emerson. He was son of John and Lydia (Nichols) Vinton ; b. 1763 ; m. 1785, Mary Green, of Malden. He d. 1821, and she d. 1834, aged 69. Chil. : Mary, b. 1787, d. 1803 ; John, b. 1789 ; never married ; of feeble health ; was an itinerant shoe trader, an intelligent and honest man ; d. 1851 ; Sarah, born 1792 ; m. 1810, Peter B. Emerson, who was son of Peter and Mary (Dix) Emer- son, of Harvard, and grandson of Dea. Brown Emerson, of Reading. No children. Eliza, b. 1796 ; m. 1815, Frederick B. Eaton, of North Reading, who settled in South Reading, and is now a wid. ; Joseph Warren, b. 1799 .; m., Ist, Charlotte Emerson ; 2d, Wid. Jane K. (Stimp- son) Danforth ; Nathaniel, b. 1802 ; m. Mary Barnard ; no chil. ; both d. ; James Green, b. 1804 ; unm. ; lives in Stoneham.
JAMES WILEY, PETER B. WILEY, father and son, lived on the place now or lately owned by the heirs of David Wiley.
James Wiley was son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Sprague) Wiley (see Early Settlers) ; b. 1755 ; m. 1779, Mary (Bryant) Brown, wid. of Peter Brown, and dau. of Elias Bryant, of Stoneham. He was a quiet, respectable, unambitious man ; he and his wife both d. 1823, aged 69. Chil. : James, b. 1780, and d. 1815 ; Ebenezer, b. 1781 (see after) ; Peter Brown, b. 1784 (see below) ; Benja. Brown, b. 1786 (see before) ; John, b. 1790 ; Elizabeth, b. 1792 ; m. 1812, Frede Slocomb, and d. 1860 ; Mary, b. 1797, and d. 1815.
PETER BROWN WILEY, son of James, aforesaid ; b. 1784 ; was cap- tain, and for many years an expressman ; before the establishment of railroads he has repeatedly driven a horse team, freighted with shoes, all the way from South Reading to Philadelphia ; m., Ist, 1805, Ruth Ingalls ; she d. 1823 ; m., 2d, 1824, Wid. Abigail Woodward, of Bos- ton ; she d. 1830 ; m., 3d, 1832 (his cousin), Miss Hannah Wiley, of Charlestown. He long resided in Charlestown. Chil .: Mary Ann ; was a milliner, and d. unm .; Peter, b. 1808; m., Ist, Nancy, dau. of Joseph Emerson ; m., 2d, Lydia, dau. of Joseph Emerson ; m., 3d, Mary Sprague Brown, and he d. in 1873 ; James, b. 1810, and d. unm. ; John, 2d, b. 1812 ; m. Elizabeth Gregg ; has been captain and major ; commanded a company in the recent War of the Rebellion, and now
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